Last season, both meetings ended with points being shared – with the final whistle blowing on 2-2 and 3-3 draws.

Gretna 2008 currently sit bottom of the table with one solitary victory making up their three points, losing the other 14 games played.

The Anvils were leapfrogged by Edinburgh University last time out, as they lost 3-2 in the bottom of the table clash.

Broomhill currently sit in 6th place with 20 points from their 13 games played – made up of six wins, two draws, and five defeats.

The Broom are on a three-game winning streak – including their recent 3-1 victory over Beith in the Scottish Cup, seeing them drawn away to Scottish Junior Cup holders, Cumnock Juniors.

You need to go back to November 2020 to find the last time Gretna 2008 defeated Caledonian Braves. Since then, The Braves have won on all six occasions, with an aggregate score of 25-0, including the 4-0 win earlier this season.

Gretna 2008 currently sit 17th in the table with three points – having lost 12 of their 13 games played, and finding a solitary victory over Civil Service Strollers.

The Anvils knocked Darvel out of the South Challenge Cup, but have since lost four games in a row – including their recent 6-1 defeat to West of Scotland side, St Cadoc’s in the following round of the same tournament.

Caledonian Braves currently sit 12th in the table with 14 points from their 12 games played – made up of four wins, two draws, and six defeats.

Since their Scottish Cup exit at the hands of Fraserburgh, The Braves have three consecutive wins under their belt – including their recent 1-0 victory over East Stirlingshire to progress to the next round of the South Challenge Cup.

Both sides shared the points with home victories, last season – Cowdenbeath winning 3-0, and Gretna 2008 winning 1-0.

Gretna 2008 currently sit second from bottom – having lost 11 of their 12 games played, and defeating Civil Service Strollers to make up their three points.

Since their victory over Strollers, the Anvils have lost five of their six matches – four in the league, and a Scottish Cup exit on penalties v Musselburgh Athletic. Their other result came with a dramatic extra-time win over Darvel in the South Challenge Cup.

Cowdenbeath currently sit in 12th place with 13 points from their 10 games played – made up of three wins, four draws, and three defeats.

The Blue Brazil have won three of their last six matches – including South Challenge and Scottish Cup victories over Kilsyth Rangers and Linlithgow Rose. The other results are made up of a draw and two defeats, most recently losing to Cumbernauld Colts.

Berwick Rangers took maximum points off Gretna 2008, last season – thanks to 3-2 and 1-0 victories.

Gretna 2008 currently sit in 17th place with three points from ten matches played – made up of one win and nine defeats.

The Anvils have been haemorrhaging goals – conceding a colossal 52 times, and have found the back of the net on only five occasions .

Gretna 2008 come into this having suffered back-to-back defeats – 8-0 v Tranent and 4-0 v Caley Braves.

Berwick Rangers currently sit in 11th place with 12 points from nine games played – made up of three wins, three draws, and three defeats.

The Wee Gers have scored and conceded 12 goals, and come into this with their last three matches being a win, a loss, and a draw v Edinburgh Uni, Cowdenbeath, and Hearts B.

Civil Service Strollers took maximum points off Gretna 2008, last season – thanks to 4-1 and 4-0 victories.

As every fixture passes, it goes from bad to worse for Gretna 2008 – who find themselves rooted at the bottom of the table, with seven straight defeats.

The Anvils will be looking to start picking up points sooner rather than later – a difficult task when they have conceded 39 goals, and have found the back of the net on only three occasions.

Civil Service Strollers currently sit in 7th position – having won three of their six games, with two draws and a defeat making up the other results.

The Strollers will be looking to continue the winning streak the have over Gretna 2008 – a team they haven’t dropped points, or lost to since the 2016/17 season.

Both sides shared the points, last season, as both won at home – East Stirlingshire with a 3-1 win at Falkirk Stadium, and Gretna 2008 with a 2-0 win at Raydale.

Even at this early stage, Gretna 2008’s season doesn’t get any easier with each passing week. The Anvils have only managed to score two goals – both coming against Linlithgow Rose, and have leaked a massive 29 goals in five games.

The last time Gretna 2008 tasted a win, was 14th January 2023 – the 2-0 home win over this weekend’s opponents, East Stirlingshire, and the Anvils will be hoping for a repeat performance to get their season underway.

East Stirlingshire have also had a rough start to the season, managing only one point from five games – a 0-0 draw away to Civil Service Strollers.
The Shire have been on the wrong end of 2-1 results on three occasions against Tranent, East Kilbride, and Berwick Rangers, with their other defeat being a 2-0 loss away to Gala Fairydean Rovers.

The last time Albion Rovers faced an opponent from Raydale was the 10th August 2005 – a 2-1 defeat to the original Gretna FC in the First Round of the 2005/06 Scottish League Cup.

Gretna 2008 have had a grim start to the league campaign, losing all four games, and conceding almost a third of the 91 goals against them, last season – picking the ball out of the net 25 times in four games.

However, the Anvils did go down swinging last weekend against league leaders Bo’ness United – losing 2-0 in a very well contested game. Manager, Bryan Gilfillan hasn’t faulted effort, but knows they need to get the small things right, and soon.

Albion Rovers have only played one league fixture due to participating in the Viaplay Cup Group Stage.

They opened their inaugural Lowland League campaign with a 2-1 defeat at home to a strong Hearts B side – with Adam Fernie scoring Rovers’ first ever Lowland League goal.

Gretna 2008 and Linlithgow Rose have only met each other once, previously – with The Rose comfortably defeating The Anvils 5-1 at Prestonfield in the 2019 South Challenge Cup.

It would be difficult to imagine a worse start for Gretna 2008, as their opening fixtures saw them lose 7-0 to both Hearts B and East Kilbride.

The Black & Whites need to start finding the back of the net soon if they want to pick up points – a tough task to be had, considering they’ve only scored eight goals in 2023.

Linlithgow Rose are finding their feet in the Lowland League, having been promoted as East of Scotland Champions.

Having secured an opening day victory with a 3-1 win over Stirling Uni, they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Broomhill, midweek. But, The Rose will be hoping to capitalise on the poor form of Gretna 2008.